Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsoring Agency Request for Concept Papers
A national service program that provides resources and staffing for organizations and agencies working to alleviate poverty and address poverty-related problems in local communities.
A national service program that provides resources and staffing for organizations and agencies working to alleviate poverty and address poverty-related problems in local communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 26, 2026
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Application Deadline: Mar 26, 2026
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Rapides Foundation Healthy Behaviors School District Partnership Grant
Funding for school districts in central Louisiana for projects that promote healthy behaviors in the areas of tobacco prevention and control, alcohol and substance misuse prevention, and healthy eating and active living.
Funding for school districts in central Louisiana for projects that promote healthy behaviors in the areas of tobacco prevention and control, alcohol and substance misuse prevention, and healthy eating and active living.
Geographic coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Mar 26, 2026
Sponsor: The Rapides Foundation
Application Deadline: Mar 26, 2026
Sponsor: The Rapides Foundation
PCORI Engagement Award: Capacity Building
Funds projects that build capacity for patients and others to engage with healthcare community in all phases of future patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER).
Funds projects that build capacity for patients and others to engage with healthcare community in all phases of future patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER).
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Mar 30, 2026
Application Deadline: Jul 13, 2026
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Letter of Intent (Required): Mar 30, 2026
Application Deadline: Jul 13, 2026
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
PCORI Engagement Award: Dissemination Initiative
Funding to disseminate and communicate pertinent PCORI-funded research findings to relevant stakeholders in ways that will command their attention and interest and encourage use of information in their healthcare decision making.
Funding to disseminate and communicate pertinent PCORI-funded research findings to relevant stakeholders in ways that will command their attention and interest and encourage use of information in their healthcare decision making.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Mar 30, 2026
Application Deadline: Jul 13, 2026
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Letter of Intent (Required): Mar 30, 2026
Application Deadline: Jul 13, 2026
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
AmeriCorps State and National Grants
Funding for programs that are designed to strengthen communities and solve local problems, including those found in rural and underserved areas. Funding priorities include serving historically underrepresented communities, services for veterans, access to youth mental health and substance use services, public safety, outdoor recreation, and support for families.
Funding for programs that are designed to strengthen communities and solve local problems, including those found in rural and underserved areas. Funding priorities include serving historically underrepresented communities, services for veterans, access to youth mental health and substance use services, public safety, outdoor recreation, and support for families.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Court-Led Collaborations to Address Substance Use and Mental Health Needs in Adams County, Ohio
A peer exchange opportunity for teams from 5 rural communities to participate in a structured, 2-day meeting to learn about court-led collaborations in response to behavioral health and substance use in Adams County, Ohio.
A peer exchange opportunity for teams from 5 rural communities to participate in a structured, 2-day meeting to learn about court-led collaborations in response to behavioral health and substance use in Adams County, Ohio.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsors: Institute for Intergovernmental Research, State Justice Institute
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsors: Institute for Intergovernmental Research, State Justice Institute
DentaQuest/Sun Life Health Access Hero Grant
Grants for organizations making a significant impact in the areas of diabetes prevention, oral health access, and health and wellness.
Grants for organizations making a significant impact in the areas of diabetes prevention, oral health access, and health and wellness.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsors: DentaQuest, Sun Life
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsors: DentaQuest, Sun Life
Dr. Virgilio Licona Community Health Leadership Award
Award that recognizes individuals who are working to implement effective solutions to community health barriers and advancing health within the state of Colorado.
Award that recognizes individuals who are working to implement effective solutions to community health barriers and advancing health within the state of Colorado.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsor: Colorado Health Foundation
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsor: Colorado Health Foundation
T-Mobile Hometown Grant
Grants to complete community projects in rural, small towns. Funding is intended for shovel-ready projects that would not otherwise be possible to implement through local government/municipal funding.
Grants to complete community projects in rural, small towns. Funding is intended for shovel-ready projects that would not otherwise be possible to implement through local government/municipal funding.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsors: Main Street America, T-Mobile
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsors: Main Street America, T-Mobile
Wildhorse Foundation Grants
Grants to tribes and national, regional, or local Native American organizations that serve individuals in the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes of Oregon and Washington. Funds may be used to support programs in the areas of public health, public safety, environmental protection, and gambling addiction, among others.
Grants to tribes and national, regional, or local Native American organizations that serve individuals in the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes of Oregon and Washington. Funds may be used to support programs in the areas of public health, public safety, environmental protection, and gambling addiction, among others.
Geographic coverage: Parts of Washington and all of Oregon, as well as any national or regional Indian organization
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2026
Sponsor: Wildhorse Foundation
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2026
Sponsor: Wildhorse Foundation

